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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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In 2019 the company began collaborating with AT&T and health care technology company WellSky to develop a 5G virtual relative system aimed at addressing chronic pain and anxiety in patients at or nearing the end of life. Around 17.5% of the participants reported lower rates of pain-related sleep impairment after using virtual reality.

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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

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These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.” A dearth of coordination or integration between rehab teams and palliative care teams routinely forces some patients into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home in their last year of life.

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Study: 40% of Adults Don’t Want to Talk About Palliative Care

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population has little to no understanding of what palliative care is, including many clinicians in a position to refer patients and their families, according to a 2019 study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. An Irish study found that 4 in 10 adults prefer not to think or discuss palliative care. study indicated. study indicated. “An

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U.S. Senators Call on CMS to Boost Palliative Care Resources

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While the availability of palliative care is improving, fewer than 5% of patients with serious illnesses who stand to benefit from palliative care actually receive it, according to a May 2019 report by the National Academy of State Health Policy. Signatories on the letter included the co-founders of the Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus, U.S.

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How Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Built an Award-Winning Palliative Program

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In 2019, leaders set up a collaborative with researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of Public Health to diversify patient-care perspectives. To help combat the issue of burnout, Wu and his team met with a facilitator in 2019 and co-designed a wellness program called Thrive by Design.

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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

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Only 7% of community-based palliative care programs are operated by home health organizations, compared to about 50% for hospices and 7%, according to 2019 data from the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems.

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Helios Care Partners with Bassett Healthcare to Expand Hospice, Palliative Services

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Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019. The hospice and senior care provider Helios Care is partnering with the integrated health system Bassett Healthcare Network to bring more extensive access to hospice and palliative care to patients in central New York.